The Honorary Consulate of Kazakhstan in Katowice represents Kazakh interests on an honorary basis; formal consular services are provided by the Kazakh Embassy in Warsaw.
Contact Details
| Address | ul. Jagiellońska 24/2, 40-035 Katowice, Poland |
| Telephone | +48 723 179 054 |
| konsulat@kaz.katowice.pl | |
| Head of Mission | Artur Nizioł, Honorary Consul |
Opening Hours
The honorary consul does not keep public office hours – visits are by appointment only.
Location of the Consulate
About the honorary consulate in Katowice
The embassy in Warsaw is roughly 260 km away.
Polish citizens do not need a visa for short tourist stays in Kazakhstan (up to 30 days), according to the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs; a valid passport is required. The Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs publishes the current entry rules in its travel advice (in Polish); check it before booking.
Which Kazakh office issues passports and visas?
An honorary consul cannot issue passports or visas; these are handled by the Kazakh Embassy in Warsaw.
Contact details of the Kazakh Embassy in Warsaw, as listed on its page in this directory:
- Address: Królowej Marysieńki 14, 02-954 Warsaw, Poland
- Telephone: +48 22 642 53 88
- Email: warsaw@mfa.kz
What can an honorary consul do?
An honorary consul is not a career diplomat but a local resident – often a business person or lawyer – appointed by Kazakhstan and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Kazakh citizens in an emergency (lost passport, accident, arrest), pass on applications and documents to the embassy, and certify signatures or life certificates. Passports and visas are not issued by an honorary consulate; they remain the responsibility of the embassy or a career consulate.
Other consulates and embassies in Katowice
15 other countries are represented in Katowice: Austria (honorary), Benin (honorary), Bulgaria (honorary), Chile (honorary), France (honorary), Georgia (honorary), Latvia (honorary), Lithuania (honorary), Luxembourg (honorary), Mexico (honorary), Mongolia (honorary), Peru (honorary), Romania (honorary), Slovenia (honorary), South Africa (honorary).
Closing days
The honorary consulate is normally closed on Polish public holidays; the Kazakh national day (25 October) usually means a closure too.
Kazakh missions in Poland
Measured in a straight line from Katowice, the nearest other Kazakh office is the Honorary Consulate in Wroclaw (about 170 km). The nearest embassy or career consulate is the Embassy in Warsaw (about 260 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Katowice.
- Warsaw (260 km) – Embassy of Kazakhstan
- Bialystok (430 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Gdansk (460 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Katowice – Honorary Consulate (this page)
- Wroclaw (170 km) – Honorary Consulate
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Details checked on 12 October 2026. Sources: Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs – list of consular posts in Poland (15 September 2026), Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs – travel advice for Kazakhstan (Odyseusz). Rules and opening hours can change. Confirm with the consulate before your visit.
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